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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Last Day Of Summer, Autumnal Equinox and Spectacular Spider Webs and next summer's vacation planning!

Maybe soon I will be able to close my windows and seal in for winter. It has been really nice this late summer season with just a hint of the coming season. As usual, this is the season for mushrooms and spider webs and the hint of Fall color. However, in this area, the leaves are not that spectacular as compared with other New England areas I have lived in partly because of all the evergreen like spruces, but also the few maples do not blaze with color. The most colorful thing is the berries on the ash trees!

I believe it is because the night time temperatures are moderated by the ocean breezes so the leaves do not have to go out in short blaze of color, but have an extended dying off period. The first frost happens usually in October on Campobello Island which is really late for the 45th parallel! Our garden is just beginning to bear some green beans!

I will post a few spiderweb kaleidoscopes for my last one of my summer season here in Lubec, Maine and Campobello Island, NB. There is an international border between the towns here, but it feels like one town as the services and amenities complement each other and we own property in both! I make my escape to another country nearly every day!

It is not too early to begin thinking about summer 2017! We are taking reservations for our artists retreat vacation rental in Lubec, Maine for summer 2017 now.